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• The Bear's Gift

  

  Thanks to a passing bear, I now have a better view of the customers at our bird feeder. A few nights ago the dogs were in a frenzy, barking to get out. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hmmmm...

  

  I talked a while back about The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek, a novel about a plucky young woman and her trials as one of the 'pack librarians' of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Political Turmoil and Josie Stays Calm

  

  I'm trying not to let rainy weather, a bad cold, the prospect of a pandemic, and politics in general get me down. But the realization that the presidential... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Regarding the Corona Virus--Tips from a Pro

  

  I received this from a friend--and I'm paying attention. Subject: What I am doing for the upcoming COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic > > Dear Colleagues,... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cooking Like My Grandmother

  

  We had leftover chicken and John suggested I make Chicken Tetrazzini. This casserole of pasta, chicken, mushrooms, Parmesan, and cream sauce was a staple of my... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Nuthatch Loves Suet

  

  I love this stuff! Perfect for this cold weather: easily accessible, nourishing . . . If only the woman with the camera would stay inside. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Scissors, Paper, Rock by Fenton Johnson

  

  "Which is better, the world as it is or the world as we need and want it to be?" This is the question that informs this brilliant novel--this collection of... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East

  

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  Posted on 01 March 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Joy of Being Josie

  

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  Posted on 29 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Lenten Roses

  

  Hellebores are such obliging flowers... They bloom in winter... The deer don't eat them... They spread and naturalize, producing all manner of variations... I... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Puzzling

  

  When I went to vote on Tuesday, this was what I saw on the pavement as I stepped out of the car. Interesting texture and curves . . . even more so with a filter. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Voted

  

  I love being able to vote early. When I got there, there was one person voting and four folks in attendance. I was happy to see a printed ballot instead of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Does Ballet

  

  I have a new book. It is for learning to dance. You press a button and it plays ballet music. Also it has pictures to show you how to dance. The dance of the... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On Sundays She Tends Her Orchids

  

  I have eight of them on our dining table -- a location that seems to agree with them as seven of them are in bloom right now and one is covered with buds. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And Speaking of Fiction and the Truth Therein ...

  

  I picked up a novel to begin reading and, only a few pages in. was struck by the horrifying appropriateness of the following to the current situation in our... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reading BIG, Reading Small . . .

  

  "I think that's the longest I've seen you take to read a book," said John the other day. I've been pecking away at this weighty (in both senses of the word) tom... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Snow Day

  

  Kids all over western North Carolina were thrilled yesterday when snow closed the schools. And I was a bit surprised to find myself doing a little happy dance... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Toadly Great Expectations

  

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  Posted on 20 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Search of Meaning

  

  On a day when the person in the White House is commuting the well-deserved sentences of a gaggle of white collar criminals, it seems reasonable to wonder about... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Update on Reconstruction

  

  Work continues, somewhat slowed by lots of rain, not to mention other obligations. Justin is having fun on the exterior . . . while continuing with the mundane... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY